General Non School Massacre Thread

[The Old Crem 3,584]

5 hours ago, Toast said:

 

Not sure what's wrong with it.  In English we would probably say "of Middle Eastern appearance" which is a bit less specific. 

They tend to not say anything of that nature anymore. 

[Toast 16,138]

Since when was it unacceptable to mention someone's race or racial appearance? 

The German perpetrator is still at large and they don't appear to have any description of him now.  That's not helpful, is it.

[Grim Up North 3,725]

I don’t honestly think that Arab looking is a useful description either - there’s a lot of them around but take your general point that any language rules that prevent a fast identification are not helpful.

 

1.92m with appearance of a male (although we don’t know how they identify) with skin of colour and a cuddly body shape and of working age.

 

Thats about as much as you’ll get these days.

[Toast 16,138]

1 hour ago, Grim Up North said:

I don’t honestly think that Arab looking is a useful description either - there’s a lot of them around

 

That's why I said Middle Eastern. 

It seems to be OK to say Asian, but that covers a lot of ground and isn't that helpful. For instance, someone from Japan isn't likely to look similar to someone from India.

[The Old Crem 3,584]

1 hour ago, Toast said:

 

That's why I said Middle Eastern. 

It seems to be OK to say Asian, but that covers a lot of ground and isn't that helpful. For instance, someone from Japan isn't likely to look similar to someone from India.

Through that is basically the same thing. In Germany with a large population with Turkish heritage that could cover a lot of people

 

[gcreptile 10,970]

1 hour ago, The Old Crem said:

Through that is basically the same thing. In Germany with a large population with Turkish heritage that could cover a lot of people

 

There is a truth in there. In many of the populist discussions that are caused by events such as this, it is useful to differentiate between the Turkish people who have lived here since the 60s as "Gastarbeiter", now in their 3rd or 4th generation, and the Arabs of more recent years, Syrians, Lebanese, Northern Africans - who would probably still be described as "Middle-eastern", interestingly.

[Comped 526]

1 hour ago, gcreptile said:

Northern Africans - who would probably still be described as "Middle-eastern", interestingly.

Depends on who you ask.

[Toast 16,138]

There's a cross-over with 'Middle Eastern' and 'Mediterranean'.   Either gives us an approximate mental image.  Turks fit in there too.

[The Old Crem 3,584]

https://news.sky.com/story/notting-hill-carnival-police-make-38-arrests-as-one-man-stabbed-13203477
Three people stabbed at the Notting Hill carnival in separate incidents. 

[The Old Crem 3,584]

Double post.

[The Old Crem 3,584]

On 26/08/2024 at 05:29, The Old Crem said:

https://news.sky.com/story/notting-hill-carnival-police-make-38-arrests-as-one-man-stabbed-13203477
Three people stabbed at the Notting Hill carnival in separate incidents. 

Two people have now died after separate incidents.https://news.sky.com/story/two-deaths-after-notting-hill-carnival-mother-stabbed-in-front-of-child-and-tourist-attacked-13206755 Feels like the carnival future is now surely in major doubt.

[Toast 16,138]

Two people being killed in separate incidents is not a massacre.

[Deadboy999 176]

1 hour ago, The Old Crem said:

Two people have now died after separate incidents.https://news.sky.com/story/two-deaths-after-notting-hill-carnival-mother-stabbed-in-front-of-child-and-tourist-attacked-13206755 Feels like the carnival future is now surely in major doubt.

Stabbing times, yay FUN!

[The Old Crem 3,584]

5 hours ago, Deadboy999 said:

Stabbing times, yay FUN!

It’s more dangerous than Isle of Man TT now a days. 

[maryportfuncity 10,646]

At least four deaths in multiple shooting in Alabama - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx2k9gl6g49o

 

Oh, Alabama
The devil fools with the best laid plan - Neil Young

 

Or summat

[Bentrovato 1,087]

Manhunt underway after 17 people shot dead in two homesteads in the Eastern Cape in South Africa.  https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cx25vperv9go